Wrong date

Mythic · 12-28-2007, 06:36 AM

Hej,
I have realized that all files stored on my cybook have a wrong date: They all show one month less, for example if I copy a file today it will show 2007-11-28 in the library. It happens with different computers or ways how to store the file in the device (use internal memory, sd card) so it looks like cybooks internal clock is wrong

Anybody has experienced the same problem and knows how to solve it? This bug causes problem with date based activation: the book I have downloaded today from the local library will be active in one month.

HarryT · 12-28-2007, 06:59 AM

If you run the latest version of MobiPocket Reader on your PC and then connect the CyBook, it should set the clock correctly. However, it will lost when you switch the CyBook off. If you're using "time expiring" library books, you really need to leave the CyBook switched on.

Mythic · 12-28-2007, 07:29 AM

Thanks for the tip. I have used mobipocket reader to copy the book and I am 99% sure, that I have nto switched the device off when unplugging and trying to read the book. But I will give it a try.

Mythic · 12-29-2007, 06:39 AM

Nope, it does not work. The book description in library still shows the old date and I get the error "The book is not active yet" when trying to open it.

mbovenka · 12-29-2007, 10:15 AM

I have the same problem. I borrowed a book from the Fictionwise library, and my Cybook also claims 'This book is not active yet' when I try to read it. It makes no difference whether I copy the book to the Cybook using Windows or by using Send To from within Mobipocket Reader.

tompe · 12-29-2007, 11:08 AM

And you are using version 6.1? According to this thread:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16165

6.1beta worked.

HarryT · 12-29-2007, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tompe

And you are using version 6.1? According to this thread:

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16165

6.1beta worked.

That's what I was basing my reply on, too

.

mbovenka · 12-29-2007, 11:33 AM

Yes, I am using the latest beta, build 594 from Dec 7.

Mythic · 12-29-2007, 12:10 PM

I have tried both mobipocket 6.1 and 6.2beta and neither of them work

mbovenka · 12-29-2007, 01:19 PM

I have looked at it some more, and the creation times on the flash are in fact correct both of the ebook itself and of the metafile that keeps the bookmark info and such. This means that the issue is not with the clock of the Cybook, or at least the time of the bookmark file would be off.

The problem is in the Cybook application, as the date in the library display is off by a month. My time-limited Mobi file gets checked against that same off-by-one-month internal date, it looks like.

So I don't think an update of the PC end of things is going to make a difference in this case.

ProfJulie · 12-31-2007, 12:28 AM

I checked a book out tonight and copied it to my Cybook Gen3. I am using Mobipocket 6.1. The book synced fine, but I get the same "The Book is not active yet" message.

Upon examination, I see that there are three files associated with every eBook on the Cybook Gen3: an mbp, prc, and t2b file. The mbp and prc file get transferred from the computer and the t2b file gets created by the Cybook - this file is the picture of the book cover. If you delete this file, Cybook just recreates it. The mbp & prc files have the correct date on them. The t2b file date is wrong - it shows a date of 12/16/2008. The problem is the t2b file, definitely a Cybook issue and not a Mobipocket or syncing issue. Bookeen will need to address this in a firmware update.

IceHand · 12-31-2007, 06:19 AM

Does Bookeen know about this bug? If not, somone should contact them via e-mail.

mbovenka · 12-31-2007, 06:53 AM

The .mbp file isn't transferred by the PC, at least not here. I looked at the flash right after the Send, and only the PRC was there at that point. After trying to open it, the thumbnail file was created, in my case with a date of 5-3-2007... However, the date displayed in the Library is still simply off by one month (shows the 31st of Nov.).

I'll contact Bookeen.

mbovenka · 12-31-2007, 08:02 AM

I popped off a mail to support@bookeen.com about this.

And about something else as well: popup notes in Mobi ebooks are not displayed when they are too large to fit on the screen. Instead, the Cybook goes to the 'Scanning library' screen (the three dots & reader one) and drops into the library. Opening the book again leaves you at the last page synced to the bookmark file, which isn't always the actual last page read :-(

We'll see what develops.

ProfJulie · 01-01-2008, 02:58 PM

I sent an email to Bookeen about this issue this morning.

12-28-2007, 06:36 AM	#1
Mythic Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: None yet	Wrong date Hej, I have realized that all files stored on my cybook have a wrong date: They all show one month less, for example if I copy a file today it will show 2007-11-28 in the library. It happens with different computers or ways how to store the file in the device (use internal memory, sd card) so it looks like cybooks internal clock is wrong Anybody has experienced the same problem and knows how to solve it? This bug causes problem with date based activation: the book I have downloaded today from the local library will be active in one month.

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12-28-2007, 06:59 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	If you run the latest version of MobiPocket Reader on your PC and then connect the CyBook, it should set the clock correctly. However, it will lost when you switch the CyBook off. If you're using "time expiring" library books, you really need to leave the CyBook switched on.

12-28-2007, 07:29 AM	#3
Mythic Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: None yet	Thanks for the tip. I have used mobipocket reader to copy the book and I am 99% sure, that I have nto switched the device off when unplugging and trying to read the book. But I will give it a try.

12-29-2007, 06:39 AM	#4
Mythic Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: None yet	Nope, it does not work. The book description in library still shows the old date and I get the error "The book is not active yet" when trying to open it.

12-29-2007, 10:15 AM	#5
mbovenka Wizard Posts: 2,074 Karma: 14079267 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Almere, The Netherlands Device: Kobo Sage	I have the same problem. I borrowed a book from the Fictionwise library, and my Cybook also claims 'This book is not active yet' when I try to read it. It makes no difference whether I copy the book to the Cybook using Windows or by using Send To from within Mobipocket Reader.

12-29-2007, 11:08 AM	#6
tompe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,452 Karma: 7185064 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Linköpng, Sweden Device: Kindle Voyage, Nexus 5, Kindle PW	And you are using version 6.1? According to this thread: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16165 6.1beta worked.

12-29-2007, 11:33 AM	#8
mbovenka Wizard Posts: 2,074 Karma: 14079267 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Almere, The Netherlands Device: Kobo Sage	Yes, I am using the latest beta, build 594 from Dec 7.

12-29-2007, 12:10 PM	#9
Mythic Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: None yet	I have tried both mobipocket 6.1 and 6.2beta and neither of them work

12-29-2007, 01:19 PM	#10
mbovenka Wizard Posts: 2,074 Karma: 14079267 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Almere, The Netherlands Device: Kobo Sage	I have looked at it some more, and the creation times on the flash are in fact correct both of the ebook itself and of the metafile that keeps the bookmark info and such. This means that the issue is not with the clock of the Cybook, or at least the time of the bookmark file would be off. The problem is in the Cybook application, as the date in the library display is off by a month. My time-limited Mobi file gets checked against that same off-by-one-month internal date, it looks like. So I don't think an update of the PC end of things is going to make a difference in this case.

12-31-2007, 12:28 AM	#11
ProfJulie Evangelist Posts: 423 Karma: 890 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Device: whatever	I checked a book out tonight and copied it to my Cybook Gen3. I am using Mobipocket 6.1. The book synced fine, but I get the same "The Book is not active yet" message. Upon examination, I see that there are three files associated with every eBook on the Cybook Gen3: an mbp, prc, and t2b file. The mbp and prc file get transferred from the computer and the t2b file gets created by the Cybook - this file is the picture of the book cover. If you delete this file, Cybook just recreates it. The mbp & prc files have the correct date on them. The t2b file date is wrong - it shows a date of 12/16/2008. The problem is the t2b file, definitely a Cybook issue and not a Mobipocket or syncing issue. Bookeen will need to address this in a firmware update.

12-31-2007, 06:19 AM	#12
IceHand Linux User Posts: 323 Karma: 13682 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany Device: Kindle 3	Does Bookeen know about this bug? If not, somone should contact them via e-mail.

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12-31-2007, 06:53 AM	#13
mbovenka Wizard Posts: 2,074 Karma: 14079267 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Almere, The Netherlands Device: Kobo Sage	The .mbp file isn't transferred by the PC, at least not here. I looked at the flash right after the Send, and only the PRC was there at that point. After trying to open it, the thumbnail file was created, in my case with a date of 5-3-2007... However, the date displayed in the Library is still simply off by one month (shows the 31st of Nov.). I'll contact Bookeen.

12-31-2007, 08:02 AM	#14
mbovenka Wizard Posts: 2,074 Karma: 14079267 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Almere, The Netherlands Device: Kobo Sage	I popped off a mail to support@bookeen.com about this. And about something else as well: popup notes in Mobi ebooks are not displayed when they are too large to fit on the screen. Instead, the Cybook goes to the 'Scanning library' screen (the three dots & reader one) and drops into the library. Opening the book again leaves you at the last page synced to the bookmark file, which isn't always the actual last page read :-( We'll see what develops.

01-01-2008, 02:58 PM	#15
ProfJulie Evangelist Posts: 423 Karma: 890 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Device: whatever	I sent an email to Bookeen about this issue this morning.